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单词 sledgehammer
释义 sledgehammer
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English slege hamer, from slege sledge + hamer hammer
: a large heavy hammer that is usually wielded with both hands and used especially for driving stakes and breaking stone
II. transitive verb
: to strike with or as if with a sledgehammer
 < stills are officially sledgehammered at intervals — American Guide Series: Ind. >
 < have been today sledgehammering your idea … into a sermon — Richard Whately >
intransitive verb
: to strike blows with or as if with a sledgehammer
 < a racket of riveting and sledgehammering — Emily Hahn >
 < kept sledgehammering away on a procedural point — Time >
III. adjective
: marked by heavy-handed directness or the unsubtle use of force : blunt
 < a plain direct sledgehammer method — J.C.Powys >
 < trusting in sledgehammer warfare — C.J.Rolo >
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